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John Dumelo sends message to Ayawaso West MP over robbery attacks at Achimota-GIMPA

Actor cum politician, John Dumelo, has taken to social media to share his sentiment after several robbery attacks at the Achimota-GIMPA stretch in Accra.The...

We’ve been left behind; let’s do better – Okudzeto Ablakwa

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has bemoaned the gender imbalance on the list of President Nana Akufo-Addo's Cabinet...

NDC MPs on Appointments Committee boycott vetting of Martin Korsah

The Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Appointments Committee have boycotted the vetting of Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development nominee,...

Why Suhuyini will vote against Deputy Education Minister-Designate

The Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has revealed he will vote against the approval of Gifty Twum-Ampofo as Deputy Minister-designate for...

Kan-Dapaah missing from Akufo-Addo’s list of Cabinet Ministers

President Nana Akufo-Addo has submitted a list of nineteen (19) ministers to Parliament as his cabinet ministers for the second term.The submission of the...

BoG declines Parliament’s invitation over revocation of banking licenses

The Bank of Ghana has declined an invitation to appear before Parliament to assist it with investigations over the revocation of the banking licenses...

Former Minister passes on [Photos]

A former Central Regional Minister, John Ernest Ekuban, has reportedly passed on.Mr Ekuban was also the first Member of Parliament (MP) for Cape Coast constituency on...

Assin North MP yet to be served a week after court’s order

The Assin North legislator, Joe Gyakye Quayson, is yet to be served a week after a High Court in Cape Coast ordered his service,...

Your immunity is not absolute – Speaker tells MPs

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has cautioned Members of Parliament that their immunity as contained in Articles 117 and 118 of the Constitution...

Appointments Committee unblocks Egyapa Mercer’s approval

JoyNews/AdomNews · Appointments Committee backtracks decision to defer Egyapa Mercer’s role as Deputy Energy MinisterParliament’s Appointment Committee has recommended the approval of Deputy Minister-designate...

COVID-19: Most MPs yet to get second vaccine jab

JoyNews/AdomNews · COVID-19: Most MP yet to get second vaccine jabIt has emerged that most Members of Parliament (MPs) have not taken their second...

Egyapa Mercer’s approval as Deputy Energy Minister in limbo

Parliament’s Appointments Committee has put on hold the approval of Andrew Egyapa Mercer as Deputy Minister for Energy.The Committee’s action follows Mr. Mercer’s strong...

Minority accuses govt of frustrating MPs

The Minority in Parliament has accused President Akufo-Addo and his Cabinet of deliberately frustrating the work of Members of Parliament and the development of...

Denmark envoy calls on Speaker of Parliament

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban S. K. Bagbin, will address a ceremony to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between Ghana and...

Parliament to summon Defence Minister over ‘£15,000 an hour Akufo-Addo aircraft’

Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, is to appear before Parliament to answer an urgent question on government’s decision to allegedly spend £15,000 an hour to...

Majority Leader ‘clashes’ with Haruna Iddrisu in Parliament

The Majority Leader, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu 'clashed' with the Minority Leader over which political party has the competent men to steer the affairs of the...

New twist to Okudzeto Ablakwa’s resignation

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has disclosed it was not within his power to accept North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa's...

The honeymoon is over so be proactive – Speaker warns MPs

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has cautioned Members of Parliament (MPs) to be attentive and proactive in conducting the business of...

Appointment Committee sets date for Deputy Ministers vetting

The Appointments Committee of Parliament is to vet the President’s nominees for the positions of a Minister of State and 39 Deputy Ministers, from...

Speaker Alban Bagbin wades into SALL case

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin, has urged members of the Joint Steering Committee of the Santrokofi, Akpafu, Lipke and Lolobi (SALL) Traditional...

Bagbin speaks on ‘fix the country’ campaign

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has waded into the many calls on the Akufo-Addo- led government to fix the country.To Mr Bagbin, majority...

I will resign from Parliament if… – Sam George

Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament (MP), Sam George, has said he will resign from Parliament should anyone prove that he ever promised to fix...

Parliament resumes sitting on this date…

The eighth Parliament is expected to reconvene on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at 10:am for the commencement of the second meeting for the first...

Deputy Clerk of Parliament laid to rest [Photos]

Deputy Clerk to Parliament in charge of Legislative Management, Robert Ageya Apodolla, has been laid to rest.Mr Apodolla died on Friday, February 19 after a short illness...

Covid-19: Minority demands temporary ban on flights from hotspot countries

The Minority in Parliament is demanding a temporary ban on all flights from Covid-19 hotspot countries.The NDC MPs argue that allowing the importation of...

Bagbin raises concern over security in parliament

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has expressed concern about what he describes as poor security setup in the chamber.According to him, the security of...

Parliament to hold requiem mass for late Deputy Clerk

Parliament is set to hold a requiem mass for the late Deputy Clerk to Parliament in charge of Legislative Management, Robert Ageya Apodolla.Mr Apodolla...

Committee probing uniBank, UT Bank collapse requests documents from petitioners

The nine-member committee tasked to probe the collapse of Unibank and UT Bank has directed the petitioners to submit all necessary documents to support...

You earn salary for doing nothing – Speaker attacks section of Parliamentary Service staff

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Bagbin says a significant number of the Parliamentary Service staff earn salary every month for doing nothing.According to...

KIA COVID-19 surge: Minority calls for travel restrictions

The Minority in Parliament has asked the government to impose more travel restrictions due to the surge in COVID-19 cases at the Kotoka International...

Official: Kissi Agyebeng nominated Special Prosecutor

President Akufo-Addo has nominated legal practitioner, Kissi Agyebeng as the Special Prosecutor, subject to the approval of Parliament.This was announced in a statement signed...

Assin South Constituency commends Akufo-Addo for Ntim Fordjour’s nomination as Deputy Minister

There was spontaneous jubilation in the entire Assin South Constituency yesterday when the name of their Member of Parliament (MP), Hon. (Rev) John Ntim...

Former MP laid to rest [Photos]

A former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Ho West Constituency, Francis Aggrey Agbotse, has been laid to rest.Mr Agbotse passed on...

Top gov’t officials pressured Bagbin because of me – Asiedu Nketia

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Asiedu Nketia, has revealed Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, is under pressure because of him.He...

Be patient with Parliament – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has appealed to the people of Upper West Region to exercise patience and have trust in...

Speaker position: Haruna Iddrisu drops bombshell [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I rejected offer to vie for Speaker position – Haruna IddrisuMinority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has revealed that prior to Alban Bagbin being...

MP petitions Speaker to draw President’s attention to address growing insecurity

A member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to draw President Nana Akufo-Addo’s attention to address...

Many doubted I could become Speaker – Alban Bagbin

Alban Bagbin says his position as Speaker of the 8th Parliament came as a surprise to many as he stood against his one-time lecturer,...

NDC youth leader wants Haruna Iddrisu retained as Minority Leader

The Volta Regional Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is asking the party not to change Haruna Iddrisu as Minority Leader.Mathias Alagbo...

You remain our potent strikers; you’ll survive this – Haruna Iddrisu, others told

Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has sent a goodwill message to Haruna Iddrisu and other Minority leaders in Parliament.To Mr...